Chapter 9:
Mitchie sighed as she pulled her
suitcase out from under her bed. It hadn't been that long ago when
she had stuffed it under there. She was leaving for Hawaii tonight,
and she had chosen the last minute to pack. Seeing it would be warm
there, she grabbed some summer clothes and threw them in. And then
some bikinis. Of course she would need the necessities. Underwear, a
hairbrush and bath stuff was added. Mitchie smiled to herself. There,
all done. And even room for shopping. Now if only she could get Shane
off her mind. She hadn't seen him since the scene in the hallway.
She felt really guilty. She hadn't meant to say those things. It
didn't help that she was spending the next three weeks with him. At
least Caitlin and Ella would be there as well. Fresh air would
clear my mind of him Mitchie thought and went outside to see
Berry. "Hi girl." She said and climbed up on the fence. Berry
snorted and walked over to her. Mitchie giggled as Berry rested her
head on her lap. "I'm gonna miss you." She whispered and
stroked her cheek. "Hey stranger." A soft voice said from behind
her. Mitchie turned to see Shane standing there with his hands shoved
in his front jeans pockets, a shy smile on his face. So much for
clearing my head of him Mitchie thought, but she couldn't help
smiling. "Hey Shane." She said and hopped off the fence.
"Haven't
see you at school lately." He said looking straight into her eyes.
"You are a year above me." Mitchie replied, unable to look
away.
"Oh yeah, how stupid of me to forget." He grinned
stupidly. "Have you packed yet?"
"Just finished." Mitchie
replied.
"Good. Well, come over 'round 7. Caitlin and Ella are
coming about that time."
Mitchie nodded.
"Excited?" Shane
asked, grinning again. Mitchie raised an eyebrow, but said
nothing.
"All right, I have to go. See ya at 7." Shane gave
her one last smile before turning and running past the house and up
the driveway. Mitchie smiled. Maybe things between them weren't so
awkward after all.
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"Dad! Come on!" Mitchie yelled
up the stairs.
"Oh my baby, going on her first big trip without
us." Mitchie's mum looked like she was about to burst into
tears.
"I don't really like the fact that she'll be alone
with boys and no adults." Mitchie's dad grumbled as he came down
the stairs.
"Dad, Jason's practically an adult. And I won't
be the only girl there. And you can trust the boys, you've known
them for years." Mitchie argued.
"That was when they were
kids." Her dad mutter under his breath.
"Let's go!"
Mitchie complained and they started walking up the driveway."No
way!" she exclaimed as a limo parked outside the Gray's came into
view.
"Ahh, the joys of being a rockstar." Shane teased as he
came up behind her.
"You know, I still can't picture you as
famous." Mitchie replied.
"Ha! Wait till we get to the
airport." Nate said as he gave Mitchie a quick hug and walked over
to the limo. Shane just raised his eyebrows.
"Mitchie!"
Caitlin squealed as she ran over and squeezed her into a hug.
"That's
my cue to go." Shane mouthed to Mitchie and walked off to join
Nate.
"Are you excited?" Caitline asked, practically, jumping
up and down.
"Yeah, why are you so excited?" Mitchie asked
back.
"Well, I hope to get closer to Nate. I mean, he hasn't
properly kissed me or anything." Caitlin said in a serious
tone.
"But he kissed you on the cheek in the cafeteria."
Mitchie replied, confused.
"I know! I think he's teasing me on
purpose." Caitlin exclaimed.
"Awww, Nate the little
heartbreaker." Mitchie giggled.
"It's not funny!" Caitlin
laughed back.
"What are you two laughing about?" Nate asked as
he walked over to them.
"Nothing." Caitlin instantly
replied.
"Sure." Nate obviously wasn't buying any of
it.
"Dude, they said they were doing nothing. That means they
were doing nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero." Jas on said as he joined
them.
"I get the idea Jason." Nate replied dryly.
"Let's
this show on the road!" The Gray's father called from the limo.
Mitchie quickly gave her parents a hug goodbye before running into
the limo and sitting down in the back. As she and Ella picked up a
conversation, Shane climbed in the sat down next to Mitchie. "Like
the limo?" he asked her. Mitchie turned to him and smiled which
made him smile back. "Hello! Mitchie and I were talking!" Ella
said.
"About what?" Shane replied cooly.
"Which headband
to wear." Mitchie said while managing to keep a straight face.
Shane looked at the two headbands Ella was holding."They're both
pink." He said in a dull tone.
"But one's hot pink and
one's pale." Ella replied.
"And it's really difficult to
choose which one." Mitchie nodded solemnly.
"Kids." Shane
muttered and turned his attention to his iphone. When he turned back
to Mitchie, they both burst into laughter. "Shane, we're nearly
there. You might want to fill Mitchie in." Nate said from the front
of the limo. "Right." Shane turned to Mitchie. "Do you have
sunglasses?" he asked.
"Yeah, in my handbag." She replied
cautiously.
"Good. You might want to put them on." He said
and gave her a look that meant that she had no choice. Mitchie
quickly pulled her sunglasses out and put them on. As the limo
stopped in front of the departures terminal, Shane, who now had his
sunglasses on, gave her a reassuring smile and grabbed her hand. It
felt warm against her skin. She hoped that didn't mean that she
felt cold. She felt like they were kids again. That was, until they
climbed out of the limo. There were lights flashing everywhere and
people were calling out names. "Nate, over here!"
"Just
ignore them." Shane muttered under his breath for only Mitchie to
hear.
"Shane, who's the girl?" someone called out. Mitchie
felt Shane tense up, but he kept walking to the door. He sighed with
relief when they had made it through. "Okay, I believe you're
famous now." Mitchie caused Shane to smile at her.
"Wait till
you're dating one of them." Caitlin retorted.
"Yeah, but you
love it." Nate said and kissed her on the cheek. Caitlin rolled her
eyes at Mitchie who giggled back. "Let's go check in." Shane
said and took Mitchie's hand again which made her smile. She liked
holding his hand. Stop it Mitchie! He has Camilla! Her head
battled with her heart.
"You'll get used to it soon." Shane
said. He had his face turned away from her, but she knew he was
talking to her. Mitchie just smiled again.
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Shane quickly shoved past Mitchie to
get into the window seat. When he succeeded, he turned and gave her a
cheesy grin. Mitchie just rolled her eyes and sat down in the seat
next to him. They had boarded the plane, and were trying to find
their seats. "Baby." Nate said as he and Caitlin stopped at the
two seats behind Shane and Mitchie. Mitchie laughed and gave Nate a
high five as he let Caitlin oass him and sit down next to the window.
"You don't think I'm a baby, do you?" Shane asked, his voice
full of concern. Mitchie shook her head. "Good." Shane said
triumphantly and looked out the window. Mitchie then realized that he
had been teasing her, and she hit him on the shoulder. Shane just
grinned. Mitchie settled down in her seat. As the plane started to
roll backwards, she watched Shane's ahnd inch closer towards hers.
When the plane picked up speed, Mitchie sucked in her breath. Shane's
head whipped around to face her. "You okay?" he asked. Mitchie
gave him a weak smile.
"I'm not a big fan of planes."
Shane
took her hand in his two. "You'll be fine." He gave her a
reassuring smile. Mitchie leaned back in her seat and closed her
eyes. Shane gently massaged her hand as the jet took off from the
ground. After about a minute, it was safe to get up and move around.
"See? Told you." Shane grinned at Mitchie. Sleep suddenly then
hit her. She leaned back in her seat and was soon fast asleep.
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"Mitch, wake up." Mitchie's
eyes fluttered open, and her head shot up. It took her about a few
seconds to realize that she had fallen asleep with her head on
Shane's shoulder. "Why'd you wake me?" She asked
sleepily.
"We're landing soon." Shane replied. Mitchie's
stomach grumbled. "Someone's hungry." He smiled.
"Well, I
guess I missed out on lunch." Mitchie sighed.
"Not really."
Shane said as he shoved his hand in the pocket on the back of the
chair in front of him. Mitchie watched him curiously as he pulled out
a small dinner roll and handed it to her. "Thanks." she said
gratefully and ripped and started to eat it in small bites. "Thank
you Shane." Shane said in an unusually high-pitched girly voice.
Mitchie rolled her eyes as the plane started to descend. She started
to play with her ears. Shane gave her a piece of gum. Mitchie gave
him a quizzical look. "Trust me, it helps." He said as Mitchie
popped it in her mouth and started chewing. It didn't stop the
pain, but it took her mind off it. She stiffened in her seat as the
plane hit the ground. "See?" Shane said, turning to face her.
"You made it." He stood up and stretched before offering her a
hand. She took it and he gently pulled her up. He stopped when her
face was inches from his. For a minute Mitchie thought he was going
to kiss her, but he turned his head slightly to the right and gave
her a quick hug. "Come on Mitchie." Caitlin said as she passed
them. Mitchie pulled away and followed her down the aisle. They then
turned left and walked down some stairs. When Mitchie's feet
touched the ground, she turned around to get a better look at the
jet. It was big and black (AN: obviously!) and had the words 'Connect
3' spread across it. It also had the boys smiling faces looking
down on her. "You like?" Shane said as he came up from behind
Mitchie which caused her to jump a mile in the air. "Awww, did I
scare you?" he teased before grabbing her hand once again and they
walked over to an awaiting limo. The limo ride to where they were
staying was short. When Mitchie climbed out, she nearly gasped in
disbelief. What stood before her was basically a picture you would
see on a postcard. The crystal blue water, the white sand, the green
palm trees. She turned around to see two huts hiding in the shade.
"Wow." She whispered. "Gorgeous, isn't it?" Nate grinned
and stood next to her. "We own this whole bay." He said.
Mitchie's jaw dropped. "Are you serious?" she said. "Yeah,
it's a good escape from paparazzi and screaming girls."
"Boys
in the left hut, girls in the right!" Jason yelled and ran up onto
the verandah of the hut on the left. "Come on Mitchie!" Caitlin
grabbed her hand and they ran to their hut. Caitlin unlocked the door
and they stepped inside. "It's beautiful." Mitchie said. They
both climbed up the stairs and open the door of the bedroom. There
were three single beds in each corner and two doors on one wall. One
lead to an ensuite, and the other a walk in robe.
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"Hey let's go down on the beach." Ella's eyes lit up as she
suggested the idea. After five minutes, the three girls had changed
into their bikinis with t-shirts and short over them and were
sitting down on the beach.
"This is the life." Caitlin said
as she lay back on her towel and closed her eyes.
"You got that
right." Mitchie replied as she and Ella joined her.
They never
saw what was coming next.
Awwww little cliffy :(
So you
finally got a long one.
So there's some more Smitchie and even a
tiny bit of Naitlin . I will try and get some more Jella in there
too. Please review and tell what you think.
I have an idea for a
couple of more chapters but I'm gonna try and stretch it out to be
warned
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